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Pythagoras is believed to have died around 500 B.C. He is known for the Pythagorean Theorem, a theorem detailing the relationship between the hypotenuse and legs of a right triangle. Stories about his death include that of his demise at the hands of an angry mob. Other reports indicate that he may have starved himself to death. Others indicate that Pythagoras was killed by the Syracusans as a result of being caught in a conflict between them and the Agrigentum.